and not just elected in a squeaker, but elected with majorities. re-elected with majority. african american. what's this mean? does this mean something big or marginal? >> i think it's huge. this is huge. barack obama winning the second time, it symbolizes something that's greater than just being black or white or anything. he just embodies where we're headed right now. it's a big deal. it's a game-changer. >> jeef re, what do you want? what do you want from this president's second year to make histo history? >> to make history. well, you know, i actually had the opportunity to meet president obama when he was a state senator, i think it was late 2003, early 2004. first time i heard him speak. at that time, he said something that stayed with me. he said the democratic party needed to establish its core principl principles, stop reacting to the other guy and i think he has an opportunity, now, this term, to really lead from that perspective, you know, to really define, you know, who we are not just for the sake of the democratic party, but to define who we are for the sake o